{"id":136,"date":"2013-08-04T19:12:03","date_gmt":"2013-08-04T23:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.instru-met.com\/?page_id=136"},"modified":"2020-04-30T20:16:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T00:16:17","slug":"technical-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.instru-met.com\/index.php\/instron-service-calibration\/technical-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #990000; font-family: Arial;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #990000; font-family: Arial;\"><b>T<span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">echnical Discussion on Classic Digital, MCC, DMCC or ADC Instru-Met, MTS, Sintech and Q-Test test frames<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Antique Olive Roman',sans-serif;\"> Your existing test frame electronics and computer boards known as ADC uses an ISA computer slot that is no longer supported by most computer manufacturers.\u00a0 <b>Instru-Met can and will support these systems with our inventory of parts and computers.<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Antique Olive Roman',sans-serif;\">For more detailed information regarding this issue, click <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instru-met.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Discussion-on-Computer-Features.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"color: #990000; font-family: Arial;\">Upgrade Tips<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #990000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">There are many types of frame, electronic and software upgrades available.\u00a0 Consider having your upgrades done at the time of routine service and calibration.\u00a0 This will save the expense of a separate site visit to install the upgrade.\u00a0 A typical electronic upgrade or hardware upgrade should include all device verifications as well as crosshead speed and displacement verification.\u00a0 This will not only test the devices but will also ensure proper operation of the test frame to load.\u00a0 Having samples available at this time is also helpful to check the systems.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"color: #990000; font-family: Arial;\">Service Tips<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">We have found during the many rebuilds that we have done on all types of material testing machines that one thing seems to be common.\u00a0 The grease used on the screws and guide system is usually dried up and hard or sticky.\u00a0 It is important to maintain your test frame the way it was meant to be, it is a precision instrument and needs routine maintenance.\u00a0 The life of the drive system is dependent on the lubrication that it receives.\u00a0 Since these systems are not self lubricating they need to be lubricated during a preventative maintenance visit.\u00a0 The mechanics in these frames have metal on metal bearing surfaces and need proper lubrication.\u00a0 Call us now to schedule a visit.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Technical Discussion on Classic Digital, MCC, DMCC or ADC Instru-Met, MTS, Sintech and Q-Test test frames Your existing test frame electronics and computer boards known as ADC uses an ISA computer slot that is no longer supported by most computer manufacturers.\u00a0 Instru-Met can and will support these systems with our inventory of parts and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":114,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-136","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instru-met.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instru-met.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instru-met.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instru-met.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instru-met.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.instru-met.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/136\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instru-met.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instru-met.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}